Advent City ( Nor. Advent City ) is an abandoned village located on the eastern side of Adventfjord on the island of Western Svalbard on Svalbard , Norway . From 1904 to 1917, he served as a camp for coal miners working for the Spizbergen Coal and Trading Company Limited ( Sheffield , UK ). One hut was built in the first year, additional buildings followed only in 1905, including a bakery and two streets. All village buildings were moved to Hörthamn in 1916 and 1917 [1] .
 Abandoned village | |
| Advent city | |
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| Advent city | |
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| A country | Norway |
| Region | Svalbard |
| Isle | Western Svalbard |
| Fjord | Adventfjord |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | |
| First mention | 1904 |
| Climate type | arctic |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 people |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 9171 |
| Car code | Zn |
| Other | |
| Left with | 1917 |
Notes
- ↑ Advent City . Norwegian Polar Institute . Date of appeal April 16, 2016.